Conn. Practice Book § 60-4

“Administrative appeal” shall mean an appeal from a judgment of the

Superior Court concerning the appeal to that court from a decision of

any officer, board, commission or agency of the state or of any political

subdivision of the state.

“Appellant” shall mean the party, or parties if an appeal is jointly filed,

taking the appeal.

“Appellee” shall mean all other parties in the trial court at the time of

judgment, unless after judgment the matter was withdrawn as to them

or unless a motion for permission not to participate in the appeal has

been granted by the court.

“Certificate of interested entities or individuals” is a certificate filed

pursuant to court order by counsel of record for a party that is an entity

as defined in this rule. The certificate shall list for that party: (1) any

parent entities and (2) all entities or individuals owning or controlling

an interest of 10 percent or more of that party. If there are no other

interested entities or individuals, a certificate indicating that information

is required. The certificate shall also state whether the party knows of

any direct or indirect ownership, controlling or legal interest for that

party that counsel of record thinks could reasonably require a judge

to disqualify himself or herself under Rule 2.11 of the Code of Judicial

Conduct. The court may order a party to supplement its certificate of

interested entities or individuals to include any direct or indirect own -

ership or controlling or legal interest for any parent entities or listed

interested entities, and so on, until the certificate lists all of the parent

entities, interested entities, and interested individuals for that party

and its affiliates. Counsel of record has a continuing duty to amend the

certificate of interested entities or individuals during the pendency of

the appeal if any changes occur.

“Counsel of record” shall include all attorneys, law firms and self-represented parties appearing in the trial court at the time of the initial

appellate filing, unless an exception pursuant to Section 62-8 applies,

all attorneys, law firms and self-represented parties who filed the appellate matter, and all attorneys, law firms and self-represented parties

who file an appearance in the appellate matter.

“Entity” means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership,

limited liability partnership, trust, joint venture, firm or association that

is not a governmental entity or its agencies.

“Filed” shall mean the receipt by the appellate clerk of a paper or document by electronic submission pursuant to Section 60-7. If an exemption

to electronic filing has been granted or if the electronic filing require -

ments do not apply, filed shall mean receipt of the paper or document

by hand delivery, by first class mail or by express mail delivered by the

United States Postal Service or an equivalent commercial service. If a

document must be filed by a certain date under these rules or under

any statutory provision, the document must be received by the appellate clerk by the close of business on that date; it is not sufficient that

a document be mailed by that date to the appellate clerk unless a rule

or statutory provision expressly so computes the time.

“Generative Artificial Intelligence” or “generative AI” shall have the

same meaning as used in Section 4-9.

“Issues” shall include claims of error, certified questions and ques -

tions reserved.

“Motion” shall include applications and petitions, other than petitions

for certification. A preappeal motion is one that is filed prior to or independent of an appeal.

“Notice by the appellate clerk” shall mean sending to the E-Services

electronic inbox for counsel of record. If counsel of record is excluded

or exempt from electronic filing pursuant to Section 60-8, or if notice is

being sent to a nonappearing party, notice shall mean sending by first

class mail through the United States Postal Service.

“Paper” and “Document” shall include an electronic submission that

complies with the procedures and standards established by the chief

clerk of the appellate system under the direction of the administrative

judge of the appellate system and a paper or document created in or

converted to a digital format by the Judicial Branch.

“Petition” does not include petitions for certification unless the context

clearly requires.

“Record” shall include the case file, any decisions, documents, transcripts, recordings and exhibits from the proceedings below, and, in

appeals from administrative agencies, the record returned to the trial

court by the administrative agency.

“Requests” shall include correspondence and notices as permitted

by these rules.

“Submission” shall mean a “paper” or a “document” and shall include

an electronic submission that complies with the procedures and standards established by the chief clerk of the appellate system under the

direction of the administrative judge of the appellate system.

(For additional definitions, see Secs. 62-2 and 76-6.)